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NEWS / WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Jayhawks riding emotional rollercoaster late in season
BY KATHLEEN GIER kgier@kansan.com
On the same day, senior guard Marisha Brown was suspended
indefinitely for violating team rules and sophomore forward Carolyn Davis was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball 11 Player of the Week.
Week.
This is the kind of emotional rollercoaster the team has been through lately.
Brown
The Jayhawks won three of
Davis
won three or their last five games after ending a five game losing streak. Now,
Kansas faces four more regular season games with the hope of evening out its conference record and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004.
"We have such a big opportunity ahead of us," Goodrich said. "Seeing the potential we have and the opportunities we have, we want to build off each other and continue to get better each and every day."
Kansas is coming off a 75-70 overtime victory over
Goodrich
Engelman
victory over Missouri. Its record sits at 17-9 and 4-8 in conference play.
"The resilience, togetherness and toughness that they showed tonight was really impressive," coach Bonnie Henrickson said after the game.
After the big win, Kansas still has some practice ahead before facing Oklahoma State tonight at 7 p.m. in Stillwater, Okla. Goodrich said the team needed to work on rebounds, free throws and play execution specifically, but also needed to keep attitudes high to be successful.
Goodrich shot 2-for-3 from beyond the arch and nailed all six free throws. She also led the team with nine assists. Sophomore guard Monica Engelman talked about the impact that a solid performance from Goodrich has on the team.
attitudes high to we have to work on ourselves, not only the scout," Goodrich said
"She is awesome," Engelman said. "She creates off the dribble and can create for herself. It spreads everyone out and makes her a lot more dangerous."
"She has always been a force inside," Engelman said.
Davis scored a career-high 34 points in the win over the Tigers. She also pulled down nine rebounds.
Kansas will play the game without Brown, who had a career-high 10 points against Texas A&M a week ago.
Edited by Caroline Bledowski
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis struggles to find an open basket in the first half against Missouri Saturday. Davis led the Jayhawks with 34 points.
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Sophomore guard Angel Goodrich hits the deck with Missouri's Trenee Thornton. Goodrich led the team with 9 assists in their victory over Missouri Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
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